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WOLFE TONES lyrics : "the fightin' 69th"

The Fighting 69th

Come all you gallant heroes,

And along with me combined
I'll sing a song,
it won't take long,

Of the Fighting Sixty Ninth
They're a band of men brave,
stout and bold,

From Ireland they came
And they have a leader to the fold,
And Cocoran was his name


It was in the month of April,
When the boys they sailed away

And they made a sight so glorious,
As they marched along Broadway
They marched right down Broadway,

me boys,
Until they reached the shore
And from there they went to Washington,

And straight unto the war

So we gave them a hearty cheer,

me boys,
It was greeted with a smile
Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise,

We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth

And when the war is said and done,

May heaven spare our lives
For its only then we can return,
To our loved ones and our wives

We'll take them in our arms,
me boys,



For a long night and a day
And we'll hope that war will come no more,

To sweet America

So we gave them a hearty cheer,

me boys,
It was greeted with a smile
Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise,

We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth

So farewell unto you dear New York,

Will I e'er see you once more
For it fills my heart with sorrow,
To leave your sylvan shore

But the country now it is calling us,
And we must hasten fore
So here's to the stars and stripes,

me boys,
And to Ireland's lovely shore


And here's to Murphy and Devine,
Of honour and renown
Who did escort our heroes,

Unto the battle ground
And said unto our colonel,
We must fight hand to hand

Until we plant the stars and stripes,
Way down in Dixieland


So we gave them a hearty cheer,
me boys,
It was greeted with a smile

Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise,
We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth

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